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Nowhere in the United States can a full-time minimum wage worker afford to rent a two bedroom apartment. This is the conclusion, for the fourth year in a row, of the National Low Income Housing Coalition. In fact, a worker would have to earn almost three times the minimum wage to make ends meet. In some metropolitan areas, that figure is much higher.
Featuring:
Shelia Crowley, National Low Income Housing Coalition; Senator Paul Sarbanes, Maryland; Moises Loza, Housing Assistance Council; Congressmember Barney Frank, Massachusettes; Congressmember Bernie Sanders, Vermont; Meika Johnson, Community Organizer for Just Cause Oakland; Betty Young, Program Secretary of MN Employment Action Center, ACORN member; Jackie Knight, ACORN member; Oscar Navarro, Quality Control Inspector and ACORN.
For more information:
National Low Income Housing Coalition - Washington, DC
Housing Assistance Council - Washington, D.C.
Congressman Barney Frank - Washington, D.C.
Employment Action Center - St. Louis Park, Minnesota
ACORN – Jersey City, New Jersey
Just Cause Oakland - Oakland, California
Tags: housing and homelessness, poverty
